The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-03
Sporting Sparks.

| The great nght Tor the lightweight cham
pionship Of the world, between Jack Nc
Auliffe, champion lightweight of America
and Jem Carney, champion lightweight of
England, came off few days earlier than
the advertised date, which would have
placed 1t on Tuesday. 1t took place in a
twenty-four foot ring, pitched in barn, on
Long Island, and was witnessed by large
number of sporting men. Both men were
in good condition and stepped briskly up
to the scratch. McAuliffe, at the begin.
ming, and all through the fight, adopted
the defensive, allowing Carney to tire
himself as much as possible, but Carney
held his ground, and kept up the rushing
with regularityswhich fairly caused the
hair of McAuliffes friends to stand on end.
1t was one of the most fiercely contested
battles ever fought. in the history of the
ring, and at the close of the 74th round was
declared draw. The stakes, 81, 500 side,
handed back, as we'll as all Of the money
placed on the men, and madden lot of
betting men never returned from mill.
| 1t is not to be presumed that their anger
was due to any hippodrome arrangement,
but like all sports they wanted someone to
lose. This mill had been postponed twice,
in account of the ILLNESS of McAuliffe, and
as its end is far from satisfactory to either
party it will be fought over again in the
near future. Both men have exhibited
time grit, and in the next battle, which,
like the last one, will be for gore, some
thing is bound to move, as two draws in
succession have never been placed on
record.
Five contests of note are booked for
December, and two more for the balance of
this month, while one falls due for the
earely part of January They are w. j.
Kenealy vs.. j. B. .Chognske, sparring for
the heavyweight championship of the
Golden Gate club, of San Francisco; Patsey
Kerrigan US. Martin Snee, fifteen rounds,
two ounce gloves, near Boston, Peter j.
Nolan vs. James. Fell, skin gloves to a
finish, $1,000 a side, near New Orleans
Lemuel McGregor vs.. Pat Killen, glove
contest near Minneapolis; Billy Connell vs..
Jas. Fitzsimmins, $3.50 side, two ounce
gloves, near Boston; Jack Dempsey VS..
John Reagan, $1,000 side, kid gloves,
near New York; Jem Smith vs.. Jack
Kilrain, $4,000 a side, bare knuckles; and
Tommy Warren vs.. Patsey O'Leary, bair
knuckles,. .$1 900 side near st. Paul.
Patsey Kerrigan, booked to meet Snee,
is clever:man with his hands and an ugly
customer to meet within, the narrow con-
fines of "a foot ring. He has been up|
against somebody or other every other
month for long time, and nobody has as
yet given him the worst of it. He has
however been too partial to draw and al.
though he has long string of stirring
boxing bouts to his credit, yet If he desires
to reap the benefits of a reputation for
unqualified success, he will find 1t more
profitable to obtain more knock outs |
Snee's pest hold is with the skin gloves, |
but with the two ounce weight he will
stand better show of winning with Kari. |
gan, although victory for the latter is q
foregone conclusion. Karrigan will, accor- |
ding to his statement of month ago, take |
a go with Jimmy Carroll after he settles
with Snee.
Kilran's ability is doubted greatly by
sporting men In general, and the odds all |
being placed heavily In Smiths favor.
Sullivan is having barrel of fun over
In England. If he can find anything to
hit over there, America can wager that the
object will be duly placed on the shelf of
He will settle the senseless
pratings of Charley Mitchell If the latter
will give him half q chance.
Jack Dempsey, the champion middle
weight Is now In active training for his
December fight with Reagan. When he